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Going on record now with my predictions for 2012:

1. Sarah Palin does not get the Republican nomination for President.
2. “Tea Party” forms its own political party, nominates Palin as their candidate.
3. Newly formed “Tea Party” splits Republican vote; Obama re-elected.
4. Palin realizes there’s more money, influence in the media, quits politics.
5. “Tea Party” spends years infighting and disintegrates.

Just my thoughts here. This group seems to share a lot of the same disorganizing traits as the democrats.

"Snowmageddon" from My Apartment

Originally uploaded by Nick from DC

Looking out over Woodley Road in Washington, DC. At this point, we’ve gotten about 20 inches. A few more inches of snow are yet to come. The media and the blogosphere are calling this thing “Snowmageddon”, a name I really hate.

My car is hidden behind the tree in the foreground. I’m pretty sure I’ll see it again sometime in May.

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Today, Apple released its punchline-inducing “iPad” tablet device. Designed to be something between a smartphone and a laptop, the iPad is perhaps the most hyped device of the last couple years. Whether it will be a game changer is yet to be seen, but it is certainly a shift away from traditional computing for sure.

I will not mention the iPod anymore; if you want to do that, read one of the many Apple fan sites for ad nauseum iPad coverage. Instead, I want to describe what I believe is the future of computing.

Just one word: integration.

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News sources are reporting that Dutch car maker Spkyer will now be the new owner of Saab. This comes after a previous deal to sell to Swedish car maker Koenigsegg failed due to financing issues.

[From GM to sell Saab to Dutch carmaker Spyker - washingtonpost.com]

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